Emotion and Virtue

Hardback

Main Details

Title Emotion and Virtue
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Gopal Sreenivasan
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:416
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 155
Category/GenreEthics and moral philosophy
Social and political philosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9780691134550
ClassificationsDewey:170
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 8 b/w illus., 3 tables

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 24 November 2020
Publication Country United States

Description

A novel approach to the crucial role emotion plays in virtuous action What must a person be like to possess a virtue in full measure? What sort of psychological constitution does one need to be an exemplar of compassion, say, or of courage? Focusing on these two examples, Emotion and Virtue ingeniously argues that certain emotion traits play an

Author Biography

Gopal Sreenivasan is the Lester Crown University Distinguished Professor of Ethics at Duke University. He is the author of The Limits of Lockean Rights in Property.